Basque

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Etymology

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From abantaila (advantage) +‎ eraman (to carry), a calque from Spanish llevar ventaja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abantai̯la eɾaman/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪ai̯.la e.ɾa.mãn]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /abantaʎa eɾaman/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪a.ʎa e.ɾa.mãn]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ban‧tai‧la e‧ra‧man

Verb

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abantaila eraman ? (imperfect participle abantaila eramaten, future participle abantaila eramango or abantaila eramanen, short form abantaila eraman, verbal noun abantaila eramate)

  1. (dated) to surpass

Further reading

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